Ice, if you read further into this thread, you will see that I don't plan to do any of that anymore - I plan to keep the fish alive, lol.

And Thanks for the suggestion... I think that that could be a good way to go!

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And the tank is the Jewel Reckford 800 Aquarium. Anyway - how long would I be able to keep this tank for until it needed to be replaced with a bigger one? Would this size of tank be okay to start of with? And personally, do you think that with a FAKE CORAL (because this is freshwater), it would add to the tank and make it look nice and natural?

And finally, I wanted to add a fire eel to this over time and the website told me that this would be okay if I had a bigger tank, but I wasn't sure whether that was correct. Would this be correct? And if so, would I be able to start with a fire eel and replace the tank earlier earlier? And if so, how much earlier would that be?

Lol, sorry for the mass of questions - I am going to be getting the tank and will start to cycle it on Christmas Day and want to get the last minute things out the road.

And finally (eek, sorry for the load of questions again lol) - would a Yellow Dwarf Puffer Fish fit in okay in this tank? No?

hello ,DMW, quite an interesting tank, you have planned there. Before I go any further, I admit I have a guppy with my (small) angels, which I was blackmailed into by a cute little girl who just really wanted me to have an orange fishie, and I caved. However, I fully expect guppy to become lunchie one day, and at that time, I will lie to the little girl like a rug. That said, here is my prediction:
frogs will nibble angels tails continuously. Guppies will have many fry, which will provide delightful meals for the angels, until the angels are bigger, at which time they will eat the guppies, if they haven't died from fin infection. Fire eels grow HUGE, and are voracious predators. Would do ok in a large cichlid tank, only. Also, water parameters for angels &fire eels totally different, so one will always be unhappy. (but, since guppies also have different water and temp needs than angels, that will already be an issue!) I know you have the internet because you are on this site, so type in dwarf puffer, and the first words you will read on the first dwarf puffer site will be:not a community fish. should be in a puffer tank only. Thats because, while very cute, they are seriious biters of all fins, especially long, flowing, angel-like fins...see where i'm going here? If the angels don't die of fin infection, they will grow up quickly and solve the problem by eating the puffers. I suggest you buy a good book on aquarium fishes, one that displays the temperment, water parameters needed, temperature, etc, for each fish. These books are a bit pricey, but worth it! Then, you can discover a combination of fish that will be compatible.

And I only have a few questions now:
1) How long do you estimate I will have before I need to get a new tank?
2) As soon as I get these fish, do you think it will look overcrowded (EVEN WHEN THEY ARE BABIES)?
3) And also, would electric blue fish (I can't remember the exact name, but they are thin and blue - very very small but quite rare and sort of pricey compared to other fish) be okay in that tank? Or no?

You do realize the more fish you shove in a tank, the more risk of fighting and death right? And I'd recommend starting with a tank that could hold all of those fish at adult size. The RTB Shark is usually aggressive and is territorial. The Kissing Gourami can grow to approximately 10 inches pretty quickly. Black Ghost Knives may be awesome, but they can grow up to 18 inches. (Having to Google some of this stuff, pardon if wrong.)

But after this, i'm afraid I can't think of a way to cut it down any more apart from maybe taking off another catfish (but then would that mess up possible breeding?). Hmm.

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